Family Howellidae

Prokofiev (2006) suggested that Howella, Pseudohowella and Bathysphyraenops should be placed in the family Howellidae, which contains three genera from the Percichthyidae and the Acropomatidae . Prokofiev (2007a,b) discussed the systematic position of the genus Howella and revised the diagnosis of the family Howellidae . According to Eschmeyer (2013), the family contains nine valid species.